Electricity generation from hydropower in Malaysia
Malaysia: Electricity generation from hydropower was 35.24 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
35.24 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
21st
of 215 countries
All-time high
35.24 terawatt-hours
in 2025
All-time low
0.587 terawatt-hours
in 1965
Years of data
61
1965–2025
Electricity generation from hydropower in Malaysia, 1965–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity generation from hydropower in Malaysia stood at 35.24 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 153.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from hydropower in Malaysia peaked at 35.24 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.587 terawatt-hours, in 1965.
Malaysia ranks 21st of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from hydropower in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.587 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1966 | 0.692 terawatt-hours | +17.9% |
| 1967 | 0.725 terawatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 0.804 terawatt-hours | +10.9% |
| 1969 | 1.01 terawatt-hours | +26.1% |
| 1970 | 1.2 terawatt-hours | +18.5% |
| 1971 | 1.05 terawatt-hours | -13.0% |
| 1972 | 1.15 terawatt-hours | +10.3% |
| 1973 | 1.11 terawatt-hours | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 1.01 terawatt-hours | -9.2% |
| 1975 | 1 terawatt-hours | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.948 terawatt-hours | -5.7% |
| 1977 | 0.769 terawatt-hours | -18.9% |
| 1978 | 0.904 terawatt-hours | +17.5% |
| 1979 | 1.1 terawatt-hours | +22.1% |
| 1980 | 1.41 terawatt-hours | +27.7% |
| 1981 | 1.56 terawatt-hours | +10.8% |
| 1982 | 1.5 terawatt-hours | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 1.75 terawatt-hours | +16.4% |
| 1984 | 3.45 terawatt-hours | +97.3% |
| 1985 | 3.77 terawatt-hours | +9.2% |
| 1986 | 4.12 terawatt-hours | +9.3% |
| 1987 | 4.97 terawatt-hours | +20.5% |
| 1988 | 5.73 terawatt-hours | +15.4% |
| 1989 | 5.29 terawatt-hours | -7.6% |
| 1990 | 4.03 terawatt-hours | -23.9% |
| 1991 | 4.45 terawatt-hours | +10.5% |
| 1992 | 4.29 terawatt-hours | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 4.85 terawatt-hours | +13.2% |
| 1994 | 6.48 terawatt-hours | +33.6% |
| 1995 | 6.22 terawatt-hours | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 5.18 terawatt-hours | -16.6% |
| 1997 | 4.17 terawatt-hours | -19.5% |
| 1998 | 4.46 terawatt-hours | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 7.55 terawatt-hours | +69.4% |
| 2000 | 6.99 terawatt-hours | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 6.07 terawatt-hours | -13.2% |
| 2002 | 5.41 terawatt-hours | -10.9% |
| 2003 | 5.09 terawatt-hours | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 5.57 terawatt-hours | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 6.01 terawatt-hours | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 6.32 terawatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 5.96 terawatt-hours | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 7.81 terawatt-hours | +31.0% |
| 2009 | 6.89 terawatt-hours | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 6.36 terawatt-hours | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 8.06 terawatt-hours | +26.7% |
| 2012 | 9.25 terawatt-hours | +14.8% |
| 2013 | 11.8 terawatt-hours | +27.6% |
| 2014 | 13.39 terawatt-hours | +13.5% |
| 2015 | 13.92 terawatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 20.02 terawatt-hours | +43.8% |
| 2017 | 26.85 terawatt-hours | +34.1% |
| 2018 | 26.33 terawatt-hours | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 26.2 terawatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 27.3 terawatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 30.2 terawatt-hours | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 31.78 terawatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 31.51 terawatt-hours | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 34.52 terawatt-hours | +9.6% |
| 2025 | 35.24 terawatt-hours | +2.1% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 35.24 terawatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.83 terawatt-hours, 19.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 35.24 terawatt-hours is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.57 terawatt-hours, 61.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7644 terawatt-hours | 0.587 terawatt-hours | 1.01 terawatt-hours | 5 |
| 1970s | 1.02 terawatt-hours | 0.769 terawatt-hours | 1.2 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.36 terawatt-hours | 1.41 terawatt-hours | 5.73 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.17 terawatt-hours | 4.03 terawatt-hours | 7.55 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.21 terawatt-hours | 5.09 terawatt-hours | 7.81 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.22 terawatt-hours | 6.36 terawatt-hours | 26.85 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.76 terawatt-hours | 27.3 terawatt-hours | 35.24 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More energy & mining data for Malaysia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 12.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from hydropower in Malaysia?
- Electricity generation from hydropower in Malaysia was 35.24 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.24 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.587 terawatt-hours in 1965.
- How does Malaysia rank for electricity generation from hydropower?
- Malaysia ranks 21st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from hydropower rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 153.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from hydropower. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 61 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.